Written question asked by Peter Emery (Conservative) on Monday, 20 November 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 27 November 2000. It was answered by Lord Rooker (Labour) on Monday, 27 November 2000 on behalf of the Department of Social Security.

Dept of Social Security

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many women are aged 60 and over; and what percentage of them are in receipt of the full basic state pension of £67.50 per week. Inc figures.

Answer: Sir Peter Emery: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many women are aged 60 and over; and what percentage of them are in receipt of the full basic State Pension of £67.50 per week. [139841] Mr. Rooker: There are 6,739,000 women aged 60 and over, 49 per cent. of which receive a full category A State Pension. Notes: 1. Figures for the percentage receiving State pension are based on a 5 per cent. sample and are therefore subject to a degree of sampling error. 2. Percentages are calculated using the ONS mid-term 1999 population estimates for the relevant gender and age band. 3. Figures for population are rounded to the nearest thousand and those for Retirement Pension are rounded to the nearest hundred.

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